"I assured them, so solemnly, that any breach of their promises would be followed by prompt vengeance upon themselves and their homes, that I feel sure they will not run the risk.

Two or three among them might possibly do so, but the others would restrain them.

I believe that you can safely return; and that, for a long time, at any rate, you will be unmolested.
"Still, if I might advise, I should say sell your property, as soon as you can find a purchaser at any reasonable price; and then remove, either to La Rochelle or cross the sea to England.

You may be sure that there will be a deep and bitter hatred against you, by those whose humiliation you have witnessed." "Thank you.

I will follow your advice, Monsieur Fletcher; and I hope that I may, ere long, have the pleasure of seeing you, and of worthily expressing our deep sense of the debt of gratitude we owe you." Five minutes later the troop mounted and rode away, while Monsieur de Merouville, with his wife behind him, started for home.
"I hope, Francois," D'Arblay said, as they galloped off from the wood, "that the next time I ride on an expedition your kinsman may again be with me, for he has wit and resources that render him a valuable companion, indeed." "I had great hopes, even when I was in prison, and things looked almost as bad as they could be," Francois said, "that Philip would do something to help us.